The votes cast overseas have reached 32.37 percent as of 10 a.m. of Monday, May 9, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Marlon S. Casquejo bared. Comelec Commissioner Marlon S. Casquejo (JEL SANTOS/MANILABULLETIN) As today is the last day for overseas voters to cast their votes, Casquejo...
Amid reports of some vote counting machines malfunctioning on Election Day, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, May 9, assured the public that it is in full control of the situation. Comelec/MB "We'd like to assure everybody that the Comelec is in full control of what is happening...
Feeding ballots to Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) should not be perceived as a means of cheating since it is a part of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) contingency measures, Commissioner George Erwin Garcia explained on Monday, May 9. (Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) "Kasama po sa protocol natin...
The camp of presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos is counting on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to address issues of alleged poll fraud on election day. Lawyer Vic Rodriguez (Screenshot from Facebook) This can be gleaned from the statement of Marcos spokesperson, lawyer Vic Rodriguez, on...
Kontra Daya Election watchdog Kontra Daya urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend voting hours due to reports of "vote counting machine (VCM) breakdowns." The closing time of the election is set at 7 p.m. today. "With the volume of reports coming in to Kontra Daya regarding vote...
The number of local absentee voting accomplished ballots received by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reached nearly more than 74,000. Comelec/MB The partial report of the Comelec showed that as of May 8, the number of LAV accomplished ballots received by the Reception and Custody Units...
Since there was no more room for cheating in the electoral process with the introduction of the Automated Election System (AES), politicians opted to exploit the human factor or the vulnerability of candidates through vote buying. Voters cast their votes at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc,...
The Pasay City Commission on Election (Comelec) told policemen assigned to the city’s 24 polling precincts to station themselves at least 50 meters away. According to Pasay City police chief Col. Cesar Paday-os, Atty. Rolando Santiago, Pasay election officer, informed them to set up their help...
At least 533 vote-counting machines (VCMs) and 216 secure digital (SD) cards were deemed defective by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on the day of the 2022 national and local elections on Monday, May 9. Photo courtesy Office of Comelec Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan Comelec Commissioner...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan personally observed the opening of voting in Pasay City on Monday, May 9. Photo courtesy Office of Chairman Pangarungan The poll chief went to the Andres Bonifacio Elementary School in Pasay City at 6 a.m. in time for the start of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) replaced 524 electoral boards in Cotabato City with members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) who will serve as special electoral boards on Election Day, May 9, according to poll Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said. Comelec/MB During a press...
The Commission on Elections vowed on Monday, May 9, that the elections will push through no matter what problems will be encountered during the conduct of the elections. Voters cast vote at Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc, Manila on May 9, 2022(Ali Vicoy) In a press briefing, Comelec Acting...
